Got in! ECE
what were your stats? @anyideafornames
Got in MCS!!
State Residency : Massachusetts
ACT: n/a
SAT: 1550
EBRW: 790; M: 760
WGPA: 4.67
GPA: 3.76
Rank: n/a
Gender: F
Extras: Leader of a student honors chorus, ATD (highest student held position) at my school’s theater, 4 AP’s
Applied date: Oct 31
Applied ED or EA?: ED
Decision date: 12/15
College/Major: Civil Engineering, they gave me the option to choose a couple different types of engineering but NOT cs or electrical
I am ridiculously excited! Congratulations to everyone who got in, and to everyone else: there is always another school. I was the only kid out of three to get in ED in my family, and both of my brothers are doing what they want to do at schools they like. It all works out.
Accepted to the School of Design!!!
Already posted my test scores and stuff here earlier. If anyone is curious about my portfolio, send me a message.
@sundriedtomato I was accepted as well! I was trying to message you so we could talk about it, but it seems like you have to have 15 posts to send a message and I’m a new member.
@sundriedtomato *accepted to the school of design as well!
accepted into Dietrich for statistics
rejected dietrich … feels bad
@gingerbreadhouse We can probably talk about it here.
What design concentration are you interested in?
I want to do products or communication. And hopefully get a minor in CS or game design (ideate), but I’m not sure how difficult that will be for design majors.
@sundriedtomato i’m interested in communication design! but i’m also open to learn more about products or environmental.
accepted into dietrich for machine learning
black female from northern indiana
3.8
sat : 1230 english score: 680 math score: 550
17 clubs
internship
founder of a business
turned 17 on november 4
I honestly think that it was my essay that got me in because I explained why my grades weren’t as good as they could have been. I’ll make a youtube video about it soon… my channel is called Hv’n O’Neal. email me hvnoneal@gmail.com if you have any questions.
also, I posted a reaction video on twitter @xXxFoolsxXx it has almost 10k views- so cool!
Decision: Accepted, SCS
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): none
ACT (breakdown): 35 Composite, 35 Math, 32 Science, 36 English, 35 Reading, 8 Writing
SAT II: Math II, 800 and Physics, 770
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.6 (out of 5)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11 / 740ish
AP (place score in parenthesis): Computer Science (5), Human Geography (5), Statistics (5), Physics I (5), Physics II (5), Calculus AB/BC (5), English Lang&Comp (5), US History (5), Environmental Science (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP Psychology, AP US Govt, Civics/Economics (H), AP Computer Science Principles, AP English Lit, Calculus III at NC State
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar (w/ Distinction & National)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School CyberPatriots competition club (VP and P), NC Science Olympiad (Physics Captain), National Technical Honors Society, tutor @ high school
Job/Work Experience: Kumon Math & Reading Center TA since my freshman year
Volunteer/Community service: at least 100 hours in Cary Teen Council (volunteer organization), volunteer at state natural science museum
Summer Activities: did the AP/EA program at Carnegie Mellon, got an A in Principles of Imperative Computation and a B in Concepts of Math (Discrete Math), some Engineering/CS camps at my local college (NC State), a diversity program at UNC-Chapel Hill
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App: 7, wrote about how I eventually came to want to major and teach in CS
Collaboration: wrote about a project I did in programming with some English and Art students, how I learned that CS really works well with any other field
Passion/inspiration: wrote about how my passion for CS developed since programming in middle school up to the course I took at CMU
Highlighting something important: Wrote about my experience living at CMU and taking my CS/math class, how I thought I really fit into the hard-working community and loved my classes
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 8, from an AP Physics teacher, I had to work really hard in that class for an A and I really loved the subject so I talked to her a lot
Teacher Rec #2: 7, from AP English Lang teacher, participated a lot in class
Counselor Rec: 6, only knew her for a year because the school kept switching
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Computer Science
State (if domestic applicant): North Carolina
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Filipino and Chinese
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $200,000+
General Comments: was also accepted to Caltech (CS), will be attending CMU
Congrats to all who got accepted, and to those who didn’t/got deferred, stay strong! You will be successful at whatever college you attend, even if it’s not CMU 
Did any of y’all who got accepted receive your FAT packets through postal mail yet? (I didn’t, which is why I’m asking, lol)
@ps3809 Could you share your stats?
@ElfishPresley - congrats on the acceptance. LOL on your screen name. D applied to CMU regular decision. What do you guys know about the social scene at CMU?
Wait is CMU still sending FAT packets? I just got my admission letter in the mail but no FAT package…? :-/
Y’all won’t get your FAT package until regular decisions are out. They send them all out at the same time.
Decision: Accepted, DC
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): didn’t submit
ACT (breakdown): 35 Composite, 34 Math, 36 Science, 34 English, 34 Reading, 9 Writing
SAT II: Math I, 760 and Bio, 690
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.748
Weighted GPA: 4.184, 4.28 estimated
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Stat (5), Bio (3), Psych (5), Calc AB (3), US History (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, APES, AP US Gov, AP Physics 1, Anatomy & Physiology (H), English 12 (H)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-Cheerleading (Captain)
-Scholastic Scrimmage/Quizbowl (Hospitality Manager)
-Kindness Club (Founder/President)
-Piano
-National Honor Society
-Future Medical Professionals (President)
Job/Work Experience: started my own slime business
Volunteer/Community service: volunteered at a local nursing home, played piano at some nursing homes, tutoring
Summer Activities: took pre calc one year
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App: 8.5, wrote about dealing w/ insecurities and my ethnicity in a school lacking diversity
Collaboration: wrote about working with my friend starting my business
Passion: how psychology helped me w/ my insecurities and how I wanted to help others
Highlighting something important: Wrote about how cheerleading helped me come out of my shell
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 8, from AP Chem teacher, had her for AP and honors, had some spelling mistakes though
Teacher Rec #2: 7, from AP Psych teacher, asked him a lot of questions during the year
Counselor Rec: 8, had a good relationship with her for 4 yrs
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: undeclared
State (if domestic applicant): PA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $300k+
Reflection
Strengths: common app essay, act score
Weaknesses: ECs, no major awards, subject test scores, grades in school were eh, no summer activities
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: No idea, I was overall pretty mediocre except for my ACT and essays maybe
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: (Bc it’s early decision I’ve only heard back from 2 schools)
Accepted: Penn State, Susquehanna
General Comments :
When I was younger I spent so much time on this website and it feels good to be able to finally post my acceptance. Unfortunately, in the last month I’ve had a change of heart though and I want to study neuroscience at MCS or IS if possible so I will have to figure out how to transfer next year. Overall, I’m super excited because I don’t have to fill out any more college applications and I have the change to attend a great school. Congrats to everyone else who was accepted!